Music Industry
Anti-Scale: Platform Music Discovery for the 10%
An essay exploring design pitfalls failing "music discovery," potential DSP improvements, defining "discovery" itself, and alliances for the future.
siberspace
Danny Dwyer
Discussing Frank Ocean, ChatGPT, & the Non-Effort Curse With Danny Dwyer
A philosophical back-and-forth with about the recession of passion, TikTok kids signing to majors, Frankchella, and using ChatGPT in creative processes 💽
Mick Jenkins
Lyrical Miracle: Mick Jenkins Hits Eject
The hip-hop heavyweight speaks candidly with us about label deceptions, A&R stereotypes, the different schools of rap writing, lyricism as an art form, Frank Ocean, Smino, Lupe Fiasco, Kendrick Lamar, basketball metaphors, and a whole lot more.
Record Deals
Forever-Ever (Pt. II): Music Futures and Power Semantics
The second of two Liner Notes stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards.
Record Deals
Forever-Ever (Pt. I): It's Time to Put Perpetuity Deals to Rest
The first of two stories that digs deep into the ongoing usage of perpetuity contracts in the music industry, the forces driving those agreements, the problems they create, and the steps we might take to move toward fairer standards.
Miti
Miti, The Granulator
Miti talks microsounds, DJ prophecies, and hunting for swords in London in her first-ever interview.
Dijon
Dijon Pieces Himself Together Song by Song
From 2019: Dijon's debut solo EP 'Sci Fi 1' is a powerfully raw and earnest project. Get familiar with an underground favorite poised to reach new heights.
Santangelo
Santangelo’s Brave New AdWorld
Multidisciplinary artist Santangelo has built 'AdWorld,' an album and online experience that's like nothing else. This is how he did it, and what's next.
nik arthur
For Future Reference: Emi Takahashi & Nik Arthur
An interview with close friends and collaborators Emi Takahashi and Nik Arthur, who work with nature and music to conjure new art forms and stories.
tobias
The Hymn of Tobias
Beloved music maker Tobias talks comet trails, Tascam magic, D'Angelo, recording in cars in Texas, and crafting classics from grief.
(j)ula
(j)ula Wants to Kill the Shuffle Button
A lighthearted interview with the artist behind Soundwavesoffwax about collective grief, collagist field recordings, electronic music, never buying new clothes, her debut album, and what it means to Listen Responsibly.
29 speedway
This Archive's Alive: Entering Ben Shirken's 'H.D. Reliquary'
Inside the secular irl worship zone and levitational new album of Ben Shirken (ex wiish), the 29 Speedway founder’s latest multichannel, multimedia conjuring at INTERCOMM in Ridgewood.